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Tropics

Tropics is the musical project of 27-year-old Chris Ward. His new album looks outwards, armed with a newfound confidence that foregrounds his vocal performance and songwriting.

It’s a musical progression that mirrors a personal one: the early Tropics output was all made in the idyllic, if isolated setting of Ward’s grandmother’s empty house in the seaside town of Southsea, which he moved into after graduating from university to focus on writing and recording. He was alone there - “like, really alone. For days, I had literally no distractions.” Having moved to London in 2013, Ward now splits his time between the city and the road, having played in America, Mexico and across Europe throughout the past year with his live band Keith Vaz and Gillan McLaughlin.

Signed to Innovative Leisure, Ward has crafted an album that fuses his love of avant-garde percussion, the pop-leaning hooks of classic 70’s and 80s singer-songwriters, and deep production that takes its cues from ambient music.